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This (assumed) male royal tern has the prize - now to find a nice girl to give it to!
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Kentucky Warbler ~ (Geothlypis formosa)
After years of blurry doc shots, I was finally able to get myself a decent photo of a Kentucky Warbler. These skulkers spend most of their time on the ground foraging. I accidentally flushed this one as I was on a nature trail and it was kind enough to remain on this perch as I got my camera up to take a shot.
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Mullet ~ (Mugil cephalus)
Am I crazy or is this Mullet waving hello as it 'flies' by?
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It's hard to get close enough to these birds for a decent shot. I was just lucky here. This one is holding and eating a fish.
Black Skimmer ~ (Rynchops niger)
I have yet to get a photo of a Black Skimmer at the moment it catches a fish that I am happy with. When I took this shot I thought perhaps I had. But, when I got home and looked at the photos it turns out it was just a twig that had fooled me and perhaps, the skimmer as well.
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Blackpoll Warbler ~ (Setophaga striata)
A Blackpoll Warbler forages among the Sea Grape leaves during Spring migration earlier this year.
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For migratory birds, there's never a better pair as this Rose-breasted Grosbeak demonstrates with his messy eating.
I was preoccupied with the reddish egrets at Fort De Soto the other day, but I did manage to capture this snowy egret coming in for a landing. This photo has been selected as the Icon of the Week at Spectacular Animals for the week of July 31, 2010 to August 6, 2010.
An incoming Osprey during early evening in Florida. This Osprey was heading for a tree near the beach. It was quite active and lovely to watch.
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Magnificent Frigatebird ~
(Fregata magnificens)
A Frigatebird swoops down close to the water for a refreshing drink. Frigatebirds cannot take off from the water, so accidentally taking a plunge could be a death sentence. So, watching them take a sip in this manner is just another reason these birds are totally awesome.
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Taken in Fort de Soto Park, Florida.
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ഈ മനോഹര തീരത്ത് തരുമൊ ഇനിയൊരു ജന്മം കൂടി........
It is from Fort Desoto. The last two persons in the beach. They came with camera and tripod to take photos.
This unique hybrid has been seen at Fort Desoto for a number of years. It is believed to be a cross between a Great Blue Heron and Great Egret.
With fish in its beak, this male royal tern is off looking for a potential lass to woo. Good luck, fella!
Taken at Fort De Soto, Florida.
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Black Skimmer ~ (Rynchops niger)
A Black Skimmer snags a small bait fish as it skims the surface.
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Well we are trying to get some images processed from Fort DeSoto and other places we have been in the past several months! This image was taken at North Beach as the sun was setting! It is pretty special when you can get such pretty lighting on your subjects!! We hope you enjoy the image and as always thanks for the wonderful comments!! Kevan and Linda
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Taken in Florida.
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I’ve been to Fort De Soto a couple of times this year. While still a favorite destination, it is alarming how few birds were there this year compared to last. Fortunately, there were White Morphs present, which are all white Reddish Egrets. They represent only a small portion of Reddish Egrets and, from my observation, are frequently chased away by the red ones. The first two time I spotted one, a good distance down the beach, by the time I got close enough to photograph a red phase showed up, chasing off the white phased bird. Not a bad consolation prize but I really wanted a White Morth. One night I was too tired from the drive north to stay out until sunset and, of course, two Whites showed up for my friends with more stamina. Finally, I got my chances. Here’s one characteristically acting crazy in the act of fish finding. My kind of bird! (Egretta rufescens) (Sony a1ii, 200-600mm lens @600mm, 1/4000 second, f/7.1, ISO 640)
Whimbrel
The Hudsonian Whimbrel (Numenius hudsonicus) is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across much of subarctic North America. This species and the Eurasian whimbrel have recently been split, although some taxonomic authorities still consider them to be conspecific.
The Whimbrel is a migratory bird, wintering on coasts in southern North America and South America. It is also a coastal bird during migration. It is fairly gregarious outside the breeding season.
In the mangroves of Colombia, whimbrel roost sites are located in close proximity to feeding territories and away from potential sources of mainland predators, but not away from areas of human disturbance.
Numenius, the genus assigned to Whimbrel, means “new moon” in Greek, a reference to the bird’s bill shape, which resembles a crescent moon.
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudsonian_whimbrel
The Cornell Lab: www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Whimbrel/id
When you photograph a Redish Egret get ready to fill up your card. If you can capture them when they are feeding the action never stops. I think I will be posting more from this 10 seconds of mayhem. What fun.
75 feet through the chairs and balloons, the Gulf of Mexico. Memories Ahead.
Taken at Fort de Soto, Florida. Perhaps a wedding, anniversary, celebration...?
This shot does not come without some cost. I got eaten alive (forgot to put on bug spray) by the
no-see-ums. Five more days of this agony.
Fort de Soto Park, Florida
American Oystercatcher at Fort de Soto. I found that I haven't been doing enough video to remember more than I was forgetting, creating a reluctance to do more video. I'm trying a simple free program called Clipchamp, which I found very intuitive and easy. Here's my first effort with that program. (Haematopus palliatus) (I figured out how to avoid a video posted on Flickr showing up as a black screen. It's necessary to start with a still image which will show.)
A bird that always draws a lot of attention is a white morph reddish egret. While the breeding colors on its bill have faded, it still sports those gorgeous blue legs. This one is on the hunt for fish in the shallows.
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Indigo Bunting ~ (Passerina cyanea)
I have had many opportunities to see these beautiful (but shy) birds at Fort DeSoto this year. This one cooperatively landed on a perch very close to me after I had been standing still for quite some time. Their colors are so intense, they really look like they were dipped in blue paint.
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